New Zealand is almost empty—80% of it, to be exact. Though it’s often depicted as a vast landmass on the map, this island nation is home to a population of just 5 million people. To put that into ...

Railway lines are the backbone of Europe’s clean transport transition, but they’re not improving quick enough. View on ...

Making buses and trains junk food-free spaces protects children from early exposure to unhealthy food and drink promotion, writes Kelly Garton.

Traditional streetlighting presents a significant burden on city resources by consuming up to 40% of municipal energy budgets ...

But in 1948 a tiny population of flightless takahē was rediscovered living in one of the most remote corners of New Zealand’s frigid South Island. It sparked a decades-long program to venture ...

Māori and iwi population concepts in the 2023 Census. Māori descent statistics tell us about the number of people usually living in New Zealand who descend from Māori. These statistics provide ...

“The government’s ambition is that new visa rules will put New Zealand boldly on the map as a welcoming haven for the world’s talent,” she added. The visa change follows a difficult ...

The lake was always known for its pristine waters, but in 2013 scientists published research on the lake’s clarity, revealing that, like pure water, it had a visibility of between 70 and 80 ...

The takahē, a taonga of Ngāi Tahu, unique to New Zealand and the largest flightless ... island relocation and predator control, the population is around 500 birds today and growing at about ...

Analysis: Housing developers are having resource and building consents granted, only to have projects declined later because ...

New Zealand's economic growth minister, Nicola Willis, has announced changes to visitor visas, permitting remote work for foreign companies while in the country. The so-called "digital nomads ...